赖世雄中级美语听课笔记Lesson 9

Lesson 9  Be Thoughtful       Being thoughtful simply means thinking of others before yourself. What you say or do will have an effect on others. So it is important that you think before you say or do anything. In this way, you can avoid hurting others' feelings. Moreover, a thoughtless act or remark can spoil a perfect relationship.        Remember these rules．1f you don't have  anything nice to say，don't say  anything．Likewise，if  you think what you do will hurt others，don't  do it.After all，what  goes around comes around． Children should be considerate of old people.  体谅 mean to do 打算做    mean doing 意味着 When I say I mean to do it, I mean it. essential = necessary / important It is important that he (should) be punctual. a piece of cake  It is cinch(俚easy). feeling 感觉   feelings 感情 scold  责骂 undermine 破坏(少用) bear 牢记 = remenber likewise 同样地 Yesterday was a lousy day. By the same token today does't look any better. What goes around comes around. 讲解： B: Hi, everyone. I am Bruce. P: and you are just chatting, but tell us what you are going to do today? B: Today we are going to talk about an article on Page sixty-eight, we call this article "Be thoughtful".   P: Be thoughtful. understanding considerate In a group, whatever you do you should think of others. In a group, whatever you do you should be thoughtful.(be understanding, be considerate)   B: Children should be considerate of older people.   P: Bruce, everybody knows that you are stupid. I know this is very bad. From now on, I am not going to mention it again. B: How thoughtless. You are thoughtless.不體諒   P: Being thoughtful simply means thinking of others before yourself.   B: Learning English is worthwhile.   P: Peter, don't be so selfish, think of others before yourself.   B: Yes. For example, When Peter invites me to dinner. First, he eats my plate of food. He thinks others' food first. So he eats all my food, and then he eats his own food.   P: That man is very mean. Stay away from him. He is very mean. You stay here simply means wasting time. I meant to help Bruce, but was turn down.   B: When I say I mean to do it, I mean it.我是說真的. P: When I said I love you. I meant it. I mean to do it. I plan to do it. I intend to do it.有意 What you say or do will have an effect on somebody. to have an affect on sb.(sth.) impact influence   B: We now know that people have an influence on the weather.   P: Why do you say so?   B: Well, we now know that. Because there are so many people in the world. And We burn a lot of fuel. (燃料) We are changing the atmosphere.So we are changing the weather.   P: We are causing a lot of pollution also. So it is important that you think before you say or doing anything. It is necessary. It is essential.   B: And the sentence will be: It is important that he be punctual. (準時的)   P: It is necessary that you study hard. It is important that he be punctual. In this way, you can avoid hurting others' feelings. To learning English, first of all, you should get a very good dictionary. And then try to read it as much as you can everyday. This way, you will master English. For Bruce, Chinese is a piece of cake for him.   B: Is it difficult to eat a piece of cake? No, it is so easy. It is a cinch. "It is a cinch" means it is very easy to do.   P: Swimming is nothing. I cannot swim. Because everyday I keep on eating. And now I am very fat. Even thought I can't swim, I can float. We can say, "Swimming is a piece of cake." or "Swimming is a cinch. (浮起來)   B: and Peter can float very well. When she scolded me, she hurt my feelings. (罵)   P: Moreover, a thoughtless act or remark can spoil a perfect relationship. spoil = undermine can hurt a perfect relationship Well, he made a very interesting remark about me. Remember these rules, if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything. Keep silent. Remind silent.   B: That is a good point, Peter. Many of my students say "keep silence", that is wrong, is "Keep silent". "silent" is adjective, and "silence" is the noun.   P: Bear these rules in mind. B: "Bear these rules in mind." means don't forget something or remember something. "Bear" means "keep" when used as a verb.   P: "Keep my words in mind." or "Bear my words in mind." Likewise, if you think what you do will hurt others, don't do it. Likewise = by the same token 同樣的   B: Yesterday was a lousy day, by the same token, today doesn't look any better. P: lousy = bad What do you think of that story? That is pretty lousy. After all, what goes around, comes around.   B: "What goes around, comes around." This is another way for us to say whatever you do will come back to you. For example, The Chinese often say, "If you plant melon seeds, you will grow melons."   P: Do not expect too much of this child. After all, he is only five.   Substitution: 1. What you say or do will have an effect on others. What you ordered is not available. What the child needs is love.   2. It is important that you think before you say or do anything. It is essential that you abide by these rules. (遵守) It is advisable that he see the doctor immediately. (明智的)